import PkgListV37 from "/components/PkgListV37";

1. Download the client installation package

  <PkgListV37 productName="TDengine TSDB-OSS Client" version="3.3.8.8" platform="Windows" pkgType="Client"/>

2. Run the installer, follow the prompts to select the default values, and complete the installation
3. Installation path

   The default installation path is: C:\TDengine, which includes the following files (directories):

   - _taos.exe_: TDengine CLI command line program
   - _taosadapter.exe_: Server executable that provides RESTful services and accepts write requests from various other software
   - _taosBenchmark.exe_: TDengine test program
   - _cfg_: Configuration file directory
   - _driver_: Application driver dynamic link library
   - _examples_: Example programs for bash/C/C#/go/JDBC/Python/Node.js
   - _include_: Header files
   - _log_: Log files
   - _unins000.exe_: Uninstallation program

4. Configure taos.cfg

   Edit the taos.cfg file (default path C:\TDengine\cfg\taos.cfg), change firstEP to the End Point of the TDengine server, for example: `h1.tdengine.com:6030`.

:::tip

1. If using FQDN to connect to the server, ensure that the local network environment DNS is properly configured, or add FQDN addressing records in the hosts file, such as editing C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts, adding records like: `192.168.1.99 h1.taos.com`
2. Uninstallation: Run unins000.exe to uninstall the TDengine application driver.

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